Scouts left gutted by trailer theft before camp

The theft of the £3,500 trailer in broad daylight is a huge blow to the troop as it prepares to set off for summer camp.

The six-foot box van trailer is used for transporting camping equipment (Photo: East Kilbride News)

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Heartless thieves have stolen a trailer from East Kilbride Scouts two weeks before they set off for summer camp.

Brazen crooks whisked away the trailer from the grounds of the 3rd EK Scout Group hall in broad daylight on Friday.

The vehicle,a six-foot box van trailer, is worth around £3,500 and is used for moving camping equipment to and from camp.

Scout leader John Anderson said the theft is a huge blow to the troop.

He told the News: “Our annual summer camp is coming up in two weeks time and we need the trailer to take all our equipment. This is a real hassle for us at a time when we’re busy trying to organise our camping trip.

“I’m disappointed in the actions of those responsible. We’re trying to help people in the community and they’ve made it very difficult for us.

“Please return it to us.”

The trailer theft, the second in four years, also leaves the club out of pocket as they will now have to shell out to hire a van.

1st EK Scout Group chair Bill Linley (Photo: East Kilbride News)

Bill Linley, group chair of 1st EK Scout Group, said: “The Scout trailer is shared by the three EK Scout Groups and is in regular use particularly at this time of the year.

“I hope the appeal being made through Facebook and the East Kilbride News will not only lead to the recovery of the trailer but help catch those responsible”.

The trailer was taken from Carlyle Drive, Calderwood, some time between 10am and 1pm.

A white van was seen in the area and is believed to have been involved in the robbery.

The level of security devices fitted to the trailer – an inbuilt hitchlock, ‘Bulldog’ wheel clamp and ‘SAS Fortress’ hitchlock – suggests the thieves used cutting equipment and would have worked on the trailer for some time.